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School of Health Professions News

New LibGuide on Conducting a Literature Review and More

Thursday, July 26, 2018

By Karen Barton

Briscoe Library continuously strives to acquire or create resources that can contribute to the success of UT Health San Antonio students, faculty, and staff. The Conducting a Literature Review LibGuide is a new subject guide that can be found among many others at libguides.uthscsa.edu. The Hub LibGuide is also new and provides instructions for using the library’s virtual reality and other software. The library is always open to ideas from the campus community regarding new LibGuides and other resources.

George Kudolo, Ph.D., FAIC, FAACC, professor, and chair of the health sciences department hopes to broaden his study of the effect of Ginkgo biloba, a popular herbal supplement, on women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Kudolo gave a keynote speech at the 4th World Congress on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, held in London June 7-8. With the theme of “Diagnosis and Intervention of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome,” the meeting featured the research and techniques of educators, researchers, and practitioners from around the world.

Alpha ETA Society inducts 17 students

Thursday, May 24, 2018

By Kate Hunger

The School of Health Professions Alpha ETA Society inducted 17 students this spring.

To be eligible for membership in the society, undergraduates must earn at least a 3.5 GPA and show a capacity of leadership and achievement to be eligible for membership, while graduate students must have a 3.8 GPA and demonstrate the same leadership and achievement qualities.

UT Health San Antonio students traveled to England and Colombia over spring break

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

By Kate Hunger

Many students spend Spring Break far away from the classroom, but a group of students from UT Health San Antonio used their time off to travel across the world to learn about health care in different countries.

Second-year occupational therapy master's student Sarah Purcell was one of 17 students from the School of Health Professions and the School of Nursing who visited Coventry University in England.

"We took classes with them and got to explore a bit and took tours of some hospitals," she said of the nine-day March trip.

UT Health San Antonio has a brand-new hero!

Friday, March 23, 2018

By Rosanne Fohn

It started out as a normal day (March 22, 2018) for David Wampler, Ph.D., associate professor and director of clinical research in the Department of Emergency Health Sciences, part of the School of Health Professions.

He had just put his 10-year-old daughter out to the school bus and was quickly cleaning the kitchen before following his daughter’s bus down the road toward 1-10, just south of Boerne. But then he saw something that looked like domestic violence going on near the bus.

Respiratory Care students give medical students insight into their role in the care of asthma patients

Friday, March 16, 2018

By Kate Hunger

Respiratory care students presented information to medical students during the Respiratory Health Module on asthma, held Feb. 23.

The event was one of a series of modules for medical students on various types of respiratory diseases. Medical students heard lectures and participated in a synthesis case study of a 12-year-old asthmatic patient.

Physician assistant faculty coach students in teamwork using interprofessional training program

Friday, February 16, 2018

By Kate Hunger

Two faculty in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies are leading a series of interprofessional teamwork training classes for School of Health Professions students.

Designed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Department of Defense (DoD), the evidence-based TeamSTEPPS training system uses standardized tools and strategies to improve interprofessional clinical teamwork and communication with the end goal of improving the safety and quality of patient care.

Respiratory Care class of 2019 dons white coats in annual tradition

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

By Kate Hunger

Twenty-nine first-year respiratory care students officially put on their white coats for the first time on Feb. 9 during the Class of 2019 White Coat Ceremony, a right of passage that introduces students to the profession.

The ceremony marks the transition from the classroom to clinical rotations, which the first-year students will begin on March 1, said Kristina Ramirez, MPH, RRT, CHES, assistant professor and director of clinical education in the Division of Respiratory Care.

Continuing education to be the focus at 23rd annual Respiratory Care Symposium

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

By Kate Hunger

A full schedule of continuing education sessions awaits attendees of UT Health San Antonio's 23rd annual Respiratory Care Symposium: "Breakthrough to Excellence," to be held March 15-16.

"The purpose is to have another affordable option for allied health professionals in the surrounding areas to get continuing education credits," said Kristina Ramirez, MPH, RRT, CHES, assistant professor and director of clinical education in the Division of Respiratory Care.

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